Sharp
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SLY
Marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

4 letters

TART
Harsh; "sharp criticism"; "a sharp-worded exchange"; "a tart remark"

KEEN
A funeral lament sung with loud wailing

ACID
Street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

CLER

CLOP
The sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

5 letters

SMART
Be the source of pain

SPIKY
Having or as if having especially high-pitched spots; "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass"

QUICK
Accomplished rapidly and without delay; "was quick to make friends"; "his quick reaction prevented an accident"; "hoped for a speedy resolution of the problem"; "a speedy recovery"; "he has a right to a speedy trial"

TACKY
Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"

SALTY
Containing or filled with salt; "salt water"

ALERT
A warning serves to make you more alert to danger

NATTY
Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

ACUTE
A mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

CANNY
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

ACRID
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

NIPPY
Pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"

ACERB
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

CRISP
Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"

6 letters

ABRUPT
Surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner; "an abrupt reply"

SHRILL
Utter a shrill cry

SNAZZY
Flashily stylish; "a snazzy outfit"

CLEVER
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"

DRESSY
In fancy clothing

POINTY

ACIDIC
Being sour to the taste

ASTUTE
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

SHREWD
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

BRAINY
Having or marked by unusual and impressive intelligence; "some men dislike brainy women"; "a brilliant mind"; "a brilliant solution to the problem"

SUDDEN
Happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"

RESULT
A statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem; "they were trying to find a peaceful solution"; "the answers were in the back of the book"; "he computed the result to four decimal places"

ACUATE
Ending in a sharp point

BITING
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

7 letters

PIQUANT
Attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

ACUTELY
Having a rapid onset; "an acutely debilitating virus"

SHARPLY
In a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"

PUNGENT
Capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire"

CUTTING
The act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"

DASHING
Lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"

CAUSTIC
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

ACERBIC
Harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"

STYLISH
Being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

INFOCUS

POINTED
Direct and obvious in meaning or reference; often unpleasant; "a pointed critique"; "a pointed allusion to what was going on"; "another pointed look in their direction"

8 letters

PIERCING
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

CLEARCUT

INCISIVE
Suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"

9 letters

KNIFELIKE
Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

TRENCHANT
Characterized by or full of force and vigor; "a hard-hitting expose"; "a trenchant argument"

IMPUDENCE
The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

10 letters

NEEDLELIKE
Ending in a sharp point

11 letters

PENETRATING
Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"

PENETRATIVE
Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; "a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"; "a cold penetrating wind"; "a penetrating odor"

SHARPWORDED

PRECIPITOUS
Extremely steep; "an abrupt canyon"; "the precipitous rapids of the upper river"; "the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"; "a sharp drop"

13 letters

SHREWDGAMBLER

14 letters

PUNGENTINTASTE

DISCRIMINATING
Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

16 letters

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